Exam 7: Designing Organizational Structure

Organizational ________ is the process by which managers create an organizational structure and culture that helps a company operate in the most efficient and effective way.

Digistar, Inc., is a large corporation that produces a wide variety of products and services. As a result, it is a tall organization with a product structure. Employees are only expected to report to a single boss. Even so, communications between various functions in a division has become a problem. Because of this, it often takes a long time to bring new products to market, which is a severe handicap in highly competitive areas, such as printers. To expedite the process of bringing new printers into the market, Digistar should form a

Alkyl, Ltd., one of the leading shoe manufacturers, enters into a contract with Blinx-a foreign manufacturer-to only manufacture its shoes. In this scenario, Alkyl is following a(n)________ strategy.

The "chain of command" of an organization is the hierarchy of authority for that organization.

Define strategic alliance and network structure and give an example of each. Also, discuss their usage.